Veteran Substitute Employee Day Recognition 2023

               P R O C L A M AT I O N
                RECOGNITION
                         Veteran Substitute Employee Recognition Day

WHEREAS:       Substitute teachers and paraprofessionals are essential in the education of our children,
               though they rarely receive the recognition they deserve;

WHEREAS:       Teachers and Paraprofessionals will on occasion be absent; therefore, needing an exceptional
               substitute employee to provide a safe and orderly instructional environment; and

WHEREAS:       Maintaining the usual level of instruction, discipline and tranquility in the classroom is crucial to
               every student, and

WHEREAS:       Every substitute teacher and paraprofessional must be very flexible in order to adapt to different
               teaching styles and planning, as well as command the respect of the young people he or she may
               be teaching on a given day; and

WHEREAS:       On December 11, 2023, the substitute teachers and paraprofessionals of the DeKalb County
               School District with 20 years of service or more will be recognized for their valuable and
               meaningful contributions offered to the world of education on a daily basis.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the DeKalb County School District Board of Education does hereby
extend appreciation and acknowledgement for the impeccable service to the students of the DeKalb County
School District to employees who have served as a substitute for 20 plus years.




                                          Mr. Diijon DaCosta Sr.                                     Mrs. Deirdre P. Pierce
                                        Mrs. Vickie
                                         DeKalb     B.School
                                                County Turner,     Chair
                                                             District                                DeKalb CountyDaCosta,
                                                                                                     Mr. Diijon                 Vice Chair
                                                                                                                   School District
                                                 Board Chair                                              Board Vice Chair




                                                               Mrs. Cheryl Watson-Harris, Superintendent
                                                                        Dr. Devon Horton
                                                                     DeKalb County School District
                                                                           Superintendent